ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Universal Inclusion spotlights global voices reshaping space through equity, innovation, and lived experience. We have conversations with astronauts, industry experts, and specialists driving DEI and inclusion initiatives, exploring the debates and reflections shaping the future of space.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
47 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
11 episodes
since April 3, 2025
episodic
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🎙️ Episode Description
What does it mean to belong in science when you don’t fit the mold?
In this conversation, Aisha sits down with Maynard Okereke, also known as The Hip Hop M.D., to talk about navigating identity, culture, and creativity in STEM. Maynard shares his journey from engineering to s…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
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In this episode, Aisha sits down with Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen, a linguist and astrobiologist who’s challenging everything we think we know about space exploration. Sheri shares what it’s like to float in zero gravity, why science fiction helped her imagine a future that includ…
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In this moving and energizing episode, Aisha is joined by Riyam Ojaimi, a rising voice in the space and science communication world, to talk about the power of resilience, representation, and reimagining access to the space industry.
From experiencing racism in Sweden to laun…
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In this episode, Aisha sits down with AJ Link - space law expert, human rights advocate, and outspoken champion for accessibility - to explore what it really means to build an inclusive future, both on Earth and beyond.
From mining ethics to the moon as our cultural ancestor,…
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In this week’s episode, Khristian Jones shares what building industry and creating space for others really looks like - beyond the buzzwords.
She gets honest about how emotional intelligence - especially empathy - is at the heart of creating spaces and policies that make peop…
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In this episode, Aisha sits down with physician, aquanaut, scientist-astronaut candidate, and trailblazer Dr. Shawna Pandya to talk about what it means to build your own path into space.
From flying on parabolic flights to conducting space medicine research, Shawna opens up a…
Episode Description
Space is getting louder - but who’s being heard?
Artist and founder of KOSMICA Institute, Nahum joins Aisha for a no-fluff conversation about why the space industry needs a reality check. From rooftop beginnings in Mexico City to pushing back against billionaires and brand-drive…
🎙️ Ep. 3 - Bootstrap to the Stars: Creating Pathways to Space with Martina Dimoska
Guest: Martina Dimoska – Analog astronaut, engineer, STEM educator, and advocate for inclusion in space.
Summary:
In this powerful episode, Aisha sits down with trailblazing space researcher Martina Dimoska. From gro…
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In this vibrant and deeply personal episode, host Aisha is joined by electrical engineer, citizen astronaut, and activist Katya Echazarreta to talk space, reform, and showing up fully – even in pink camo.
They dive into Katya’s historic spaceflight, her work pushing space pol…
🎙️ Episode Description
In this powerful first episode, host Aisha joins actress and impact leader Nadine Nicole (The Expanse) to talk about identity, inclusion, and what it really means to make space for everyone.
From personal journeys to the Citizen Astronaut Program, they explore how storytellin…
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